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WAGON STANDARD.

N0. 594,455. Patented NOV. 30, 1897.

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JOHN W. ARMSTRONG AND NICHOLAS IWI. BERRY, OF SEARCH?, ARKANSAS,

`ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO J. B. MITCHELL, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON-STANDARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,455, dated November30, 1897.

Application filed January 14, 1897. Serial No.619,2l0. (No model.)

To all wtmn it nfl/ty concern,.-

Be it known that we, JOHN W. ARMSTRONG and NICHOLAS M. BERRY, citizensof the United States, residing at Searcy, in the county of l/Vhite andState of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Wagon-Standard, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wagon-standards, its object being to provide astandard of malleable iron which may be attached to the bolster withoutmortising or otherwise weakening the latter and which may also bereadily detached.

Another object of the invention is to provide a standard with a socketin itsupperend for the reception of a stake.

With these objects in view' the invention consists in the severaldetails of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l isa side elevation of a section of a bolsterwith our improved standard secured in place. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of Fig.l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line of Fig. l.

Similarreference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures.

l represents the bolster,and 2 the standard. The standard is made ofmalleable iron and is recessed at its sides, as indicated at 3, for thepurpose of decreasing its weight without impairing its strength.

4 represents the base-plate of the standard, integral therewith andextending outwardly therefrom. on each of its sides. From the lower faceof the base-plate bosses (indicated by 5) extend, and/ these bosses arecentrally perforated, asindicated at 6, these perforations alsoextendingthrough the base-plate.

In theupper end of the standard a socketl 7 isformed for the receptionof a stake 8, and from the bottom of the socket two openings 9 leadoutwardly into the hollow parts 3 of the standard. The object of theseopenings 9 is to permit water and dirt which may get into the socket topass out freely therefrom.

In attaching the standard to the bolster boltholes 10 are bored throughthe bolster to aline with the openings 6 in the base-plate, and theupper ends of the bolt-holes l0 are enlarged, as indicated at ll, forthe reception of the bosses 5. Bolts l2v are then inserted through theopenings 6 and l0, and nuts 13 screw on the lower end of the boltsagainst the under face of the bolster until the standard is firmlylocked in position on the bolster.

From the aforegoing description it will be seen that we produce astandard which is light, strong, and durable and which may be easilyattached to a bolster without mortising or otherwise weakening thelatter, and that it may also be easily removed. By forming thestake-socket in the upper end of the standard we dispense with theordinary stake-rings,

v which are frequently inthe way or otherwise objectionable. The bosseson the base-plate and the bolts serve to firmly and rigidly secure thestandard in place, and the standard can be attached to the bolster on anew wagon afterit has been painted without marring any of the paintedsurface that will be exposed. The standard can be made and attached tothe bolster with no more expense than is involved in making the ordinarywooden standard and mortising it into the bolster. The

mortises weaken the bolster, andv very fre` quently the strain on thewooden standard splits the bolster. VThese disadvantages are entirelyabsent when our standard is used, and the cost of repair to the wagonwill be greatly decreased.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is The combinationwith a bolster provided with recesses in its upper face, of a standardhaving a base-plate extending outwardly therefrom on each side, saidbase-plate having bosses formedvon its lower surface to fit into therecesses in the bolster, securing-bolts passing through the base-plate,bosses, and

as our own We have hereto afxed our signatures in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN 7. ARMSTRONG. NICHOLAS MjBERRY.

bolster, said bolster having a socket at its upper end for the receptionof a stake, and an opening or openings leading dowmmrdly from the bottomof the socket to the outer 5 Surface of the standard, Substantially asand \Vtnesses:

for the purpose speoied.

In testimony that we Claim the foregoing JAMES P. FAUCETTE, h JOHN W.HARMAN.

